[Event "Plovdiv ch-EU tt"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2003.??.??"]
[Round "7"]
[White "Viktor Korchnoi"]
[Black "Geert van der Stricht"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C01"]
[WhiteElo "2580"]
[BlackElo "2468"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "73"]
[EventDate "2003.??.??"]

{[#]} 1. c4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nf3
Re8+ 8. Be3 Bg4 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qb3 Bxc3 11. bxc3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nb6 13. c5 Nc4
14. Rae1 Qc8 15. Kg2 b6 16. cxb6 axb6 17. Bc1 Qa6 18. Bb1 h6 19. Rg1 Qc8 20.
Qd1 Qd7 21. Kh1 Rxe1 22. Qxe1 Re8 23. Qf1 Kh8 24. Bf4 Rg8 25. Qg2 c6 26. Bc1
Qe6 27. Bd3 b5 28. Qg3 Ne8 29. Bf4 Ned6 30. Qh4 Re8 31. Qh5 Qf6 32. Rg4 Re1+
33. Kg2 Re8 34. Bg3 Rg8 35. Be5 Qe6 36. Rg6 {[#]} fxg6 (36... Nxe5 37. dxe5 (
37. Rxe6 Nxd3) 37... fxg6) 37. Qxh6# 1-0

[Event "Bonn GSK"]
[Site "Bonn"]
[Date "1994.??.??"]
[Round "8"]
[White "Joachim Sieglen"]
[Black "Klaus Gawehns"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A33"]
[WhiteElo "2410"]
[BlackElo "2345"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "64"]
[EventDate "1994.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. g3 c5 5. Nf3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bg2 Nc6 8.
O-O Qe7 9. Na4 d5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Nc2 Rd8 13. cxd5 exd5 14. Nxb4
Nxb4 15. Qb3 Nc6 16. Rfd1 Bg4 17. Qxb7 Nd4 18. Nc3 Nxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Bxe2 20. Rxd5
Rdb8 21. Qd7 Rd8 22. Qc7 Rac8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8 24. Re1 Rd2 25. Qxa7 Qxb2 26. Bd5
Bh5 27. a4 Qb4 28. Re8+ Kh7 29. Bxf7 {[#]} Qb1+ 30. Kg2 Qh1+ 31. Kxh1 (31. Kh3
Qf1+ 32. Kh4 g5+) 31... Bf3+ 32. Kg1 Rd1+ 1-0

[Event "Simul, 10b"]
[Site "Marshall CC, New York, NY USA"]
[Date "1924.09.16"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Carlos Torre Repetto"]
[Black "Frank E Parker"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C56"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "60"]
[EventDate "1924.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5 7. exf6 dxc4 8.
Re1+ Be6 9. Ng5 Qd5 10. Nc3 Qf5 11. Nce4 O-O-O 12. g4 Qe5 13. Nxe6 fxe6 14.
fxg7 Rhg8 15. Bh6 Bd6 16. f4 Qa5 17. Qf3 Qd5 18. g5 Bc5 19. Kg2 Be7 20. Nf6
Bxf6 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. gxf6 Rf5 23. Rxe6 Nd8 24. Rae1 Nxe6 25. Rxe6 d3 26. cxd3
cxd3 27. Kf2 d2 28. Ke2 Rd8 29. Kd1 Rc5 {[#]} 30. f7 (30. Rd6 cxd6 (30... Rxd6
31. g8=Q+ Rd8 (31... Kd7 32. Qg7+ Kc6 33. Qg2+) 32. Qxd8+ Kxd8 33. f7) 31. f7)
30... Rc1+ 0-1

[Event "Porto San Giorgio op 9th"]
[Site "Porto San Giorgio ITA"]
[Date "1997.??.??"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Igor V Glek"]
[Black "Vladimir Lazarev"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "B85"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "92"]
[EventDate "1997.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 Nc6 7. Be2 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Be3 Qc7 10. f4 O-O 11. Kh1 Re8 12. Bf3 Bd7 13. Nb3 b6 14. Qe2 Nb4 15. e5
Nfd5 16. Nxd5 Nxd5 17. Bxd5 exd5 18. Qf2 Rab8 19. Nd4 Bf8 20. c3 Qc4 21. Bd2
Rb7 22. b3 Qc8 23. Rae1 b5 24. a5 Bf5 25. Nxf5 Qxf5 26. exd6 Re6 27. Re5 Rxe5
28. fxe5 Qxe5 29. Bf4 Qf6 30. Bg3 Qxc3 31. Qf4 Rd7 32. Rc1 Qxa5 33. h3 Bxd6 34.
Rc8+ Bf8 35. Qb8 Qb4 36. Re8 f5 37. Qc8 Rf7 38. Qe6 f4 39. Be1 Qc5 40. b4 Qc4
41. Bf2 Qxb4 42. Rc8 Qe4 43. Rxf8+ {[#]} Kxf8 44. Bc5+ Re7 45. Bxe7+ Ke8 46.
Qxe4 dxe4 1-0

[Event "Youth - Experience"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "2006.08.19"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Daniel Stellwagen"]
[Black "Artur Yusupov"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C18"]
[WhiteElo "2575"]
[BlackElo "2617"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "83"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 c5 7. Qg4 O-O 8. Bd3
Nbc6 9. Qh5 Ng6 10. Nf3 Qc7 11. Be3 Nce7 12. h4 Bd7 13. dxc5 b6 14. Qg5 bxc5
15. h5 h6 16. Qg3 c4 17. Bxg6 fxg6 18. Nd4 g5 19. f4 gxf4 20. Bxf4 Nf5 21. Nxf5
Rxf5 22. Kd2 Raf8 23. Bxh6 Rf2+ 24. Ke1 Bc6 25. Be3 Rxc2 26. Bd4 Qf7 27. h6 g6
28. Bc5 d4 29. Bxf8 d3 30. h7+ Kh8 31. Bg7+ Qxg7 32. Kf1 Bxg2+ 33. Qxg2 Qf8+
34. Kg1 Qc5+ 35. Kh2 Qxe5+ 36. Kg1 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Kxh7 {[#]} 38. Rae1 Qf4+ 39.
Kg1+ Kg7 40. Qb7+ Kf6 41. Rf1 Rc1 42. Kg2 0-1

[Event "Polish Championship"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1969.??.??"]
[Round "1"]
[White "IM Wlodzimierz Schmidt"]
[Black "Janusz Kwasniewski"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Annotator "Soltis, Andy"]
[PlyCount "90"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 d5 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. c4 e6 6. b3 Be7 7. Bb2 O-O 8. e3
Qc7 9. d3 Rd8 10. Qe2 a6 11. Nc3 Rb8 12. Rac1 b5 13. cxd5 exd5 14. e4 d4 15.
Nb1 Qb6 16. Nbd2 a5 17. h3 Ba6 18. Ba1 Na7 19. Rc2 a4 20. bxa4 bxa4 21. Ne5 Qe6
22. Nec4 Nd7 23. f4 Nb6 24. a3 Nxc4 25. Nxc4 Nc8 26. f5 Qh6 27. e5 Nb6 28. Nxb6
Qxb6 29. f6 Bf8 30. fxg7 Bxg7 31. Be4 Qh6 32. Kg2 c4 33. Qf2 Bxe5 34. dxc4 Rb3
35. Qxf7+ Kh8 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. Qxf3 Rf8 38. Qd1 Bc8 39. h4 Qg7 40. Qd3 Qg4 41.
Bxd4 {[#]} Qh3+ 42. Kg1 Rf1+ 43. Qxf1 Bxd4+ 44. Rf2 Qxg3+ 45. Bg2 Bb7 1-0

[Event "SW Little Rock CC Qrtly"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Weston, Larry"]
[Black "Holmes, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C78"]
[WhiteElo "1776"]
[BlackElo "1947"]
[Annotator "Alburt, Lev"]
[PlyCount "81"]
[EventDate "2018.08.21"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 (5. O-O) 5... b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7.
O-O d6 8. c3 (8. a4) (8. Be3) (8. Nc3) 8... Bb6 {Diagram [#]} 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4
g5 11. Bg3 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nh5 {Diagram [#]} (12... Qd7) 13. Bd5 Qd7 14. Bxc6 Qxc6
15. Nxe5 Bxd1 16. Nxc6 Be2 17. Rfe1 Nxg3 18. hxg3 Bxd3 {Diagram [#]} 19. Nb4 (
19. b3) 19... Bc4 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Nd5 {Diagram [#]} Rb8 (21... O-O-O) 22. Re2
(22. e5) 22... O-O (22... Kd7) 23. Nf6+ Kg7 24. Nd7 h5 25. Nxb8 (25. e5) 25...
Rxb8 26. Rd1 h4 27. gxh4 (27. Rd5) 27... gxh4 28. Rd5 Kg6 29. Kh2 Bc5 30. f4 c6
31. Rg5+ Kh6 32. Rg4 Re8 33. Rxh4+ Kg7 34. g4 f6 35. Kg3 Kg6 36. Rh5 a5 37. Kf3
{Diagram [#]} a4 38. f5+ Kg7 39. Reh2 Rg8 40. Rh7+ Kf8 41. R2h6 1-0

[Event "Olympiad Women 2018"]
[Site "Batumi GEO"]
[Date "2018.09.30"]
[Round "6.1"]
[White "Yu, Jennifer"]
[Black "Karavade, E."]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E20"]
[WhiteElo "2268"]
[BlackElo "2374"]
[Annotator "Hess, Robert"]
[PlyCount "109"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[WhiteTeam "United States of America"]
[BlackTeam "India"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IND"]

{Even before the 2018 Women's Chess Olympiad in Batumi, Georgia, Jennifer Yu
was a household name for American chess fans. During it, she became an
international sensation. Her willingness to try new openings allowed her to
gain the upper hand in preparation, as her opponents could hardly expect the
variations she'd play. The following game - which was played on the Olympiad's
top board - was a one-sided affair.} 1. d4 Nf6 (1... Nc6) 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4
4. g3 {Already a surprise that Karavade had no chance of anticipating. This
line in the Nimzo has seen increased attention in recent months.} O-O ({
White's position is superior after} 4... c5 5. Nf3 Ne4 6. Qd3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qa5
8. Nb3 Nxc3 9. Bd2 Ne4 10. Qxe4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 {largely thanks the Catalan
bishop heading to g2.}) 5. Bg2 d5 6. Nf3 c5 ({Karjakin tried} 6... dxc4 {
but could not withstand the pressure he faced.} 7. O-O Nc6 8. Qa4 Bd7 9. Bg5 a5
10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. a3 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Qd8 13. Qxc4 {and Caruana went on to win at
the 2018 Sinquefield Cup.}) 7. O-O dxc4 ({Perhaps more flexible for Black is} 
7... cxd4 8. Nxd4 dxc4 {but the line needs further exploration. Levon Aronian
quickly got in trouble as Black against Wesley So at the 2018 Saint Louis
Blitz.}) 8. dxc5 Nc6 ({Black is worse even if she swaps queens, since White is
better developed and has stronger minor pieces.} 8... Qxd1 9. Rxd1 {already
puts Black in a difficult position. For instance, the logical sequence} Nc6 10.
Nd4 ({Another promising option is going after the c4 pawn immediately with} 10.
Nd2) 10... Bd7 11. Bg5 Bxc5 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Nxc6 Bxc6 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Na4 {
with Rdc1 (typically Rac1 would be the move, but keeping both pairs of rooks
on the board is to White's advantage) to follow is a fantastic endgame for
White, who can risklessly apply pressure on Black's disconnected queenside
pawns.}) 9. Qa4 Qe7 {[#]} 10. Bg5 ({Jennifer shows impressive restraint and
avoids simplifying her opponent's defensive task, not being tempted by an
attractive tactic. Undermining the bishop's protection with} 10. Ne5 {was
possible, though it would have allowed Karavade some queenside relief.} Bxc5
11. Nxc6 ({Too adventurous is} 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bg5 (12. Qxc4 Nd5 13. Nxc6 Qd6
14. Ne4 Qxc6 15. Qxc5 Qa6 {is not the type of pawn you want to be up, since
Black seizes control of the long diagonal and a queen trade will almost
certainly result in a draw due to bishops of opposite color.}) 12... Qc7 13.
Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxc4 a5 {when the trajectory of the game is not going White's
way.}) 11... bxc6 12. Bg5 Rb8 {is becoming more of a mixed bag, especially
compared to the game.}) 10... h6 {The desire to recapture on f6 with the queen
is completely understandable, but this pawn push allowed Jennifer to obtain a
one-sided advantage.} ({In hindsight, Black should have sought some
counterplay with} 10... Qxc5 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Ne4 Qe7 ({Overly accommodating
is} 12... Qa5 13. Qxa5 Bxa5 14. Nxf6+ ({The calm} 14. Nfd2 {is also in the
spirit of the position. White is not blundering} f5 {since} 15. Nf6+ (15. Nc3
$2 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Na5) 15... Kg7 16. Nh5+ Kh6 17. Nxc4 {defends the piece by
threatening to win an opposing one.}) 14... Kg7 15. Ne4 {with an easy game for
White.}) 13. a3 f5 {and the messiness should be good for White, but it
requires some serious acuity.}) 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. Rac1 ({Evaluating the
material imbalance that ensues after} 12. Nd2 Bxc5 (12... Bxc3 13. Ne4 Qe5 14.
bxc3 {is horrible for Black. White protects all of her pawns and has gained
new points of entry, while all weaknesses remain for Black.}) 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14.
Qxc6 Qe7 15. Qxa8 Bb7 16. Qxf8+ Qxf8 17. Nxc4 {likely was not worth Jennifer's
time. While White is of course preferred in such a position, how much better
is another question. Instead, Jennifer played quickly and confidently (and
well!), which is of immense importance in a team event.}) 12... Qe7 13. Nd4
Qxc5 14. Nxc6 bxc6 15. Ne4 ({Similarly strong was} 15. a3 Bxc3 (15... Ba5 16.
Ne4 Qe5 17. Qxc6 Rb8 18. b4 $1 {when the pawn is immune to en passant since
Rc5 would win the bishop.}) 16. Rxc3 Qe5 17. Qxc4 {which is by no means yet
lost for Black, but the impending endgame is not fun at all.}) 15... Qa5 16.
Qxa5 Bxa5 17. Rxc4 {[#] This queenless ending deserves our attention. It's
quite clear that Black will be unable to keep her c6 pawn. If capturing that
pawn involves allowing Black to rid herself of her dormant light-squared
bishop for the enemy knight, then chances to hold seemingly improve thanks to
the emergence of opposite-colored bishops. Yet a draw is not ensured merely by
their presence.} Rb8 ({If not for White winning two minors for a rook,} 17...
Ba6 $2 {would be a good move. However, it fails to} 18. Ra4) 18. b3 Rd8 19.
Rxc6 ({Ideally White would be able to wait before capturing on c6. That pawn
is not going anywhere, so the pieces can be coordinated before taking it.
However, it's not as if Black was planning to sit tight.} 19. Rfc1 {would be
met by} Bb4 {which does well to dominate the knight on e4 and allows Black to
think about playing a5 or Ba6. White can continue with 20. Bf3 and enter a
better version of the game continuation, thanks to the doubled rooks on the
c-file.} 20. Bf3) 19... Bb7 20. Rc2 Bxe4 {Karavade had no interest of entering
a pawn-down endgame with her bishop against Jennifer's knight. But this is a
rushed move that hands White an extremely favorable version of a bishops of
oppposite color ending.} (20... Bb4 {should have equalized, as the White
knight is totally dominated and has no useful move, meaning ...f5 is an
impending threat.} 21. Rc7 ({A huge blunder would have been} 21. Nc5 $2 Bxg2
22. Kxg2 Rdc8 {and the best White can do is give back the pawn and enter a
worse rook and minor ending.} ({Not} 22... Rbc8 {which causes the bishop to
lose its defender, and allows White to escape with} 23. Rc4 Bxc5 24. Rfc1))
21... Rdc8 22. Rfc1 Ba6 {With the rooks coming off the board, there are no
winning chances for White.}) 21. Bxe4 Rbc8 22. Rfc1 Rxc2 23. Rxc2 Kf8 24. Bd3 {
[#] At this point, the Indian team was getting nervous. They entered the round
with a substantial rating advantage on all four boards, but Irina Krush was
outplaying Harika Dronavalli on board 2. Jennifer had great winning chances,
but needed to create a second weakness, namely the f7 square.} Rd7 ({It may
not appear to change much, but} 24... Bb4 25. Rc7 a5 {allowed Black the a more
ideal defensive structure, one that is harder to challenge.}) 25. Rc8+ Ke7 26.
Kg2 Rc7 27. Rb8 Bb6 28. a4 Rd7 29. Bb5 Rd4 ({Black could have maintained the
seventh rank defense} 29... Rc7 {but she undoubtedly was concerned about the
queenside pawns advancing. Black is more or less forced to sit and wait, which
is hard to do.}) 30. Rb7+ ({There was no reason to rush with} 30. a5 Bxa5 31.
Rb7+ Kf8 32. Rxa7 {since White always can swap a-pawns in this manner.}) 30...
Kf8 31. Bc4 Rd2 ({Nearing the time control and with the minutes waning,
Karavade needed to take a more energetic approach.} 31... g5 {stops f4 and
prevents White from kicking the rook from its strong placement on d4. For
instance} 32. e3 Rd2 {there's no longer} 33. Kf3 {because of} g4+) 32. f4 $1 g6
33. h3 ({Without sufficient time to analyze the consequences, Jennifer rightly
still did not wish to trade a-pawns. Here it would allow Black to enter the
following rook ending:} 33. b4 Rb2 34. b5 Rb4 35. a5 Bxa5 36. Rxa7 Rxc4 37.
Rxa5) ({Preparation was needed before playing} 33. g4 Rd1 34. f5 Rg1+ 35. Kh3
h5 $1 36. fxg6 hxg4+ 37. Kh4 fxg6 {where Black should hold.}) 33... h5 34. g4
hxg4 35. hxg4 Rd4 36. Kf3 Rd1 37. Ke4 {[#]} Rd4+ {After this move, Black is
lost. Karavade was hanging in there because often she can go down a second
pawn if it means that rooks would be traded. For example:} (37... Rd8 38. f5 (
38. a5 {is still available to force a clear passed pawn.}) 38... exf5+ 39. gxf5
Re8+ 40. Kf4 Re7 41. Rxe7 Kxe7 42. fxg6 fxg6 43. Kg5 a5 {is a drawn ending.})
38. Ke5 Rd1 39. f5 Bd4+ 40. Kf4 gxf5 41. gxf5 exf5 ({With the bishop on d4} 
41... Rf1+ {does not pick up the pawn thanks to} 42. Ke4) 42. Rxf7+ Ke8 43.
Kxf5 a5 ({Again the misplaced bishop causes Black to miss out on drawing
chances, for} 43... Rf1+ {does not trade off the rooks due to} 44. Ke4) 44. Ke6
Bc5 45. Rc7 Rd6+ 46. Ke5 Ba3 47. Ra7 Bb4 {[#]} 48. Rb7 {Jennifer could have
just snagged the third pawn and won easily. Instead, she found a more
aesthetically pleasing conclusion to the game.} Rh6 49. Rxb4 $1 axb4 50. Kd5
Kd7 51. Kc5 Rh5+ 52. Bd5 Kc7 53. e4 Rg5 54. a5 Rg6 55. Kxb4 {Jennifer
deservedly earned her final IM norm and a bronze medal in Batumi. I have a
good feeling that this is her first of many successful Olympiads to come.} 1-0

[Event "Mannheim B"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1914.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Hallgarten, A."]
[Black "Romanovsky, Peter"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "C45"]
[Annotator "Hartmann, John"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[SourceDate "2018.09.28"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bd3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5
8. O-O Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. b3 Bb7 11. Bb2 d4 12. Ne2 c5 13. Ng3 Qd5 14. f3 Bd6
15. Nf5 Rfe8 16. Nxd6 Qxd6 17. Qd2 {Diagram [#]} Nd5 $1 {"The start of a
combination, amazing for its depth and length of calculation, in which already
Black had to work out the consequences of his 24th move."} 18. Be4 Nf4 $1 19.
Bxb7 (19. Rae1 Bxe4 20. Rxe4 Rxe4 21. fxe4 Ne6 {with "good winning chances"})
19... Re2 20. Qxf4 (20. Qd1 $2 Rxg2+ 21. Kh1 Qh6 $19) 20... Qxf4 21. Bxa8 d3 $1
22. Bc3 ({Romanovsky recommended} 22. Kh1 {but Alekhine writes that after} d2 {
White will have trouble defending against ...Qe3 and ...Re1. Modern engines
show us that Romanovsky was probably right, with the amazing line (per Fiala)}
(22... Rxc2 $142) 23. Be4 Qe3 24. Bd3 Re1 25. Bc3 Rc1 {and neither side can
make any progress in a rather amazing position!}) (22. cxd3 $2 Rxb2 $19) 22...
Qe3+ 23. Kh1 d2 $1 24. Ba5 c4 $3 25. bxc4 (25. Bxd2 Rxd2 (25... Qxd2 26. Rad1
c3 $2 27. f4 $1) 26. bxc4 Rxc2 27. Bd5 (27. Rae1 Re2) 27... Qd2 28. f4 Rxa2 $17
) 25... Qg5 26. g3 $2 Qxa5 (26... Qh5 {is mate in eight.}) 27. f4 Re1 28. Bf3
Qc3 0-1

[Event "World Junior Champ for the Disabled"]
[Site "Amsterdam NED"]
[Date "1969.08.12"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Ilia Lipilin"]
[Black "FM Raphael Zimmer"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D34"]
[WhiteElo "2017"]
[BlackElo "2130"]
[Annotator "Marinello, Beatriz"]
[PlyCount "67"]
[EventDate "2006.08.19"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. cxd5 exd5 4. Nc3 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3 Nf6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O
O-O 9. b3 Ne4 10. Bb2 Bf6 11. Na4 b5 {[#]} (11... Re8) (11... b6) 12. Nxc5 Nxc5
13. Rc1 Nb4 (13... Nxb3 14. Qxb3 Qb6) 14. Rxc5 Be7 {[#]} 15. Rc1 (15. Ne5 Bxc5
16. dxc5 f6 17. a3 fxe5 18. axb4 e4 19. Qd4) 15... Nxa2 16. Ra1 Nb4 17. Ba3 (
17. Ne5 Bb7 18. Bh3 Bc8 19. Bg2 Bb7 20. Qd2 f6 21. Nd3 Nxd3 22. Qxd3 Qd7) 17...
Bf5 18. Ne5 Qb6 19. Rc1 (19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Bxd5 Rad8 21. e4) 19... Qb7 20. Rc3
(20. Bxb4 Bxb4 21. Nc6 Ba3 22. Rc3 a5 23. Bxd5) 20... Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22.
Qd2 a5 23. Rc1 f6 24. Rxc8+ Qxc8 25. Nd3 {[#]} Bxd3 (25... Nxd3 26. Bxe7 Kf7
27. exd3 Kxe7 28. Bxd5 Bh3 29. Be4 b4) 26. Bxb4 Bxb4 27. Bxd5+ Kf8 28. Qxd3 Qd7
29. Qe4 f5 30. Bc6 Qf7 31. Qe5 g6 32. Bd5 Qd7 33. Qf6+ Ke8 34. Bc6 1-0

[Event "2018 US Masters "]
[Site "US Masters Board 105"]
[Date "2018.08.17"]
[Round "5"]
[White "GM HOVHANNES GABUZYAN"]
[Black "GM SAMUEL SEVIAN"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "A11"]
[WhiteElo "2556"]
[BlackElo "2645"]
[Annotator "GM Elshan Moradiabadi "]
[PlyCount "138"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Bg4 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 c6 6. cxd5 Bxf3 {Sevian chooses
the most solid continuation. Though, it is not really his style to play such
technical positions.} 7. Bxf3 cxd5 8. d4 Nc6 9. b3 Be7 10. Bb2 O-O 11. Nc3 Rc8
12. e3 Rc7 13. Rc1 Qb8 14. Qd3 Rfc8 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Be2 Qa7 17. Qb1 Na5 18. Bd3
Nc6 19. Kg2 Nb8 20. Na4 Nbd7 21. Rxc7 Rxc7 22. Rc1 {White tries to get an
endgame with pair of bishop. The position is still equal but it is only white
who can push for a win.} Qb8 23. Rc2 Qc8 24. Rxc7 Qxc7 25. Qc2 Qxc2 26. Bxc2
Kf8 {[#]} 27. f3 {[%cal Ge3e4] white is opting for e4 to get some space.} g6 {
Sadly, black can only wait.} 28. Bc3 Ne8 29. Nb2 Nd6 30. a4 Ke8 31. g4 $6 {
bit hasty, maybe e4-e5 is better.} Nb8 32. e4 Nc6 33. e5 Nc8 34. Nd3 Nb6 $6 {
careless but not decisive.} (34... b5 $1 35. axb5 axb5 36. f4 b4 {Just in time.
} 37. Bb2 N8a7 $1 38. Kf3 Nb5 39. Ke3 Bh4 {and black is active enough to hold
with comfort.}) 35. f4 f5 $6 {Sevian loses patience but it is really hard to
just sit and wait.} 36. exf6 Bxf6 37. Ne5 Nxe5 $6 {Now white should be winning
with best play.} (37... Bxe5 $1 38. dxe5 Kf7 39. a5 Nd7 40. b4 h6 41. Ba4 Ndb8
{and black intend to put the c6 knight on b5 and the other one on c6. Engines
agree that black should hold here.}) 38. dxe5 Be7 39. Kg3 Nd7 40. h4 Kf7 41. h5
Bc5 42. b4 Bb6 43. a5 $1 {It is important to fix the pawns on the queenside on
light squares!} Bc7 44. Bd3 (44. Kf3 Nb8 45. f5 {is probably better.} Nc6 46.
fxg6+ hxg6 47. Bxg6+ Kf8 48. Bc2 Nxe5+ 49. Kf4 Nf7+ 50. Ke3 {white should be
able to convert thanks to the passed pawns and pair of bishop.}) 44... Nb8 45.
Bd4 Nc6 46. Bc5 Kg7 47. Bc2 Bd8 48. Ba4 g5 49. h6+ Kf7 50. Bc2 gxf4+ 51. Kxf4
Kg8 52. g5 Ne7 {Losing blunder but black is close to losing anyways.} (52...
Be7 53. Bxe7 Nxe7 54. Bd1 Kf8 55. Bg4 Kf7 56. Bh5+ Kf8 57. Kf3 Nc6 58. Ke3 Nxe5
59. Kd4 Nd7 60. Bg4 Ke7 61. g6 Nf6 62. gxh7 Nxh7 63. Kc5 Nf6 64. Kb6 {And
white's bishop superiority prevails.}) 53. Bd6 Ng6+ 54. Kg4 Kf7 55. Bb1 Kg8 56.
Bd3 Kf7 57. Bc2 Kg8 58. Ba4 Nf8 (58... Kf7 59. Bd7) 59. Kh5 Kf7 60. Bxf8 Kxf8
61. g6 hxg6+ 62. Kxg6 Kg8 63. Bd7 Bc7 64. Bxe6+ Kf8 65. h7 Bxe5 66. Bxd5 Ke7
67. Bxb7 Bc3 68. Bxa6 Ke6 69. Bd3 Kd5 1-0

[Event "2018 US Masters and North Carolina Open"]
[Site "US Masters Board 102"]
[Date "2018.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "GM JEFFERY XIONG"]
[Black "GM VLADIMIR BELOUS"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C42"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2558"]
[Annotator "GM Elshan Moradiabadi "]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d3 Nf6 6. d4 $5 {Anand like this
move. Now if black plays d5, we have an exchanged French position. It is not a
surprise as Xiong had employed this line against Zherebukh in a closed event
in St Louis.} Be7 (6... Bg4 7. Nc3 Be7 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Nh4 Be4 11. Nxe4
Nxe4 12. Nf5 g6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Be3 O-O 16. O-O-O Nb4 17. Qc4 a5
18. a3 d5 19. Qb3 b6 20. Bg2 c5 21. dxc5 bxc5 22. Bxe4 c4 23. Qa4 Qxe4 24. Rhe1
Qe7 25. Kb1 Qb7 26. Bc5 Rfb8 27. Re7 Qc6 28. Qxc6 Nxc6 29. Rc7 Nd8 30. Rxd5 Ne6
31. Ra7 a4 32. Rxa8 Rxa8 33. Be3 {1-0 (33) Xiong,J (2665)-Zherebukh,Y (2633)
Saint Louis 2018}) (6... d5 7. Bd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. Bg5 Nbd7 11.
Nbd2 Re8 12. c3 c6 13. Qc2 h6 14. Bf4 Nh5 15. Be5 Bg5 16. h3 Bxf3 17. Nxf3 Bf4
18. Bh7+ Kh8 19. Bxf4 Nxf4 20. Bf5 Qc7 21. Bxd7 Qxd7 22. Ne5 Qe6 23. Re3 Kg8
24. Rae1 Qc8 25. Nxf7 Rxe3 26. Rxe3 Kxf7 27. Rf3 Kg8 28. Rxf4 Qe6 29. Qf5 Re8
30. Qxe6+ Rxe6 31. Kf1 a5 32. Rf3 Rg6 33. a4 Rd6 34. Ke2 Rd8 35. Kd3 Rb8 36.
Rf5 b5 37. axb5 Rxb5 38. Kc2 Rb7 39. f4 Rb8 40. g4 a4 41. Re5 Kf7 42. f5 Ra8
43. Re6 Rc8 44. Re5 Ra8 45. h4 a3 46. bxa3 Rxa3 47. Kb2 Ra8 48. g5 hxg5 49.
hxg5 Rb8+ 50. Kc2 Rh8 51. Re6 Rh5 52. g6+ Kf8 53. f6 {1-0 (53) Anand,V (2794)
-Hou,Y (2670) Douglas 2017}) 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. O-O {Belous gives up space in order
to avoid theoretical battle.} O-O 9. Re1 c5 $6 {This seems to be a bit
reckless. It is not easy to equalize 'this' easily.} 10. h3 Bh5 11. d5 $1 {
I was very surprised when the engines claimed white has a lot of advantage
here. It is understandable that white is better thanks to his better
development but it seems black's lack of space simply leads to direct
initiative for white. For instance} Nbd7 (11... Nxd5 $4 {loses to} 12. g4 Bg6
13. Bxg6) (11... a6 12. c4 b5 13. cxb5 axb5 14. Bxb5 {and black has zero
activity for the sacrificed pawn.}) 12. g4 Bg6 13. Nc3 Ne8 {A sad necessity}
14. Qe2 Bf6 (14... Ne5 $5 {is an interesting try} 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Bxg6 hxg6
17. Bf4 (17. Qxe5 Bf6) 17... exf4 18. Qxe7 Nd6 {Black is definitely worse but
it is far from clear how white can breakthrough here.}) 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Ne4
Ne5 17. Nxe5 $6 (17. g5 Nxf3+ 18. Qxf3 Be5 19. c3 Nc7 20. Qd3 {looks much more
convincing to me. Now f4 is a threat and in case of} f5 21. Nxc5 dxc5 22. Rxe5
Qd6 23. Bf4 {White is technically winning.}) 17... dxe5 $2 {Offers a never
ending advantage to white on a silver platter.} (17... Bxe5 18. Nxc5 Nf6 19.
Nd3 Re8 {was a must.}) 18. Be3 b6 19. d6 $1 {accurate calculation.} Nxd6 20.
Rad1 Nxe4 21. Rxd8 Raxd8 {[#]  Black has enough material for the sacrificed
queen but his problems would never end as the bishop on f6 is so passive and
his pieces lack enough coordination!} 22. Qa6 Nd2 (22... Rd7 $4 {loses to} 23.
Qa4) 23. Qe2 (23. Kg2 e4 24. Qxa7 Bxb2 25. Qxb6 Nf3 26. Rf1 Bd4 27. a4 {
may be winning for engines but it gives some unnecessary counter play to black.
Xiong's choice is more rational and practical.}) 23... Ne4 24. Kg2 Ng5 25. h4
Ne6 26. g5 Be7 27. c3 $1 {Jeffrey confines black's pieces now he is going to
create weaknesses on both sides of the board.} Rfe8 28. Qg4 Bd6 29. Rh1 Nf8 30.
a4 $1 {once the position is opened up on both sides, the knight would have
trouble to show much of defensive power.} Bc7 31. Rd1 Ne6 32. Rh1 Nf8 33. a5
bxa5 34. h5 Bd6 35. h6 Ne6 36. Qh4 Bf8 37. hxg7 Bxg7 38. Qh7+ Kf8 39. Ra1 Rd7 (
39... Rb8 40. Rxa5 Rxb2 {was a must again but Belous decided to remain passive.
}) 40. Rxa5 Rc8 41. Ra6 Nf4+ 42. Bxf4 exf4 43. Qh4 Kg8 44. Qxf4 {Now white is
up material and black has no counter play. Xiong's technique was almost
flawless for the rest of the game.} Rb7 45. Qc4 Kh7 46. Qh4+ Kg8 47. Qc4 Kh7
48. b4 Bf8 49. f4 Rcc7 50. b5 Rd7 51. Kf3 Rb6 52. Qa4 Kg8 53. Qa2 Rd3+ 54. Kg4
Rd7 55. Kh4 Rdb7 56. Rxb6 Rxb6 57. f5 gxf5 58. Qxa7 Rxb5 59. g6 fxg6 60. Kg5
Rb2 61. Kf6 Kh8 62. Kf7 Bd6 63. Qa8+ Bb8 64. Qc6 1-0

[Event "2018 US Masters and North Carolina Open"]
[Site "US Masters Board 106"]
[Date "2018.08.17"]
[Round "8"]
[White "IM KEVIN WANG"]
[Black "GM JOHN MICHAEL BURKE"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "B25"]
[WhiteElo "2414"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "GM Elshan Moradiabadi"]
[PlyCount "102"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

1. e4 c5 {In this game, the eventual champion showed what he is best at:
tenacity and resilience. He didn't stop pushing until he exhausted all the
resources and at the end his opponent succumbed to a fatigue after playing
seven GMs in a row!} 2. Ne2 Nf6 3. Nbc3 Nc6 4. g3 g6 5. Bg2 Bg7 6. O-O O-O 7.
d3 d6 8. h3 Rb8 9. f4 Nd7 10. Be3 b5 11. a3 {This is where the story begins, a
first deviation from well-known territories.} a5 12. Qd2 b4 13. axb4 axb4 14.
Nd1 Nd4 15. Bf2 e6 (15... Nxe2+ 16. Qxe2 Bb7 {seems more appealing for black.})
16. Nxd4 cxd4 17. b3 Nc5 18. Nb2 Bb7 19. Rfe1 f5 20. exf5 gxf5 21. Na4 (21.
Bxb7 Rxb7 22. Nc4 {seems to give white good chances. I find it difficult for
black to handle all the weaknesses due to aggressive pawn pushes.}) 21... Nxa4
22. Rxa4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 e5 24. Re2 Qb6 25. Kh2 Rfe8 26. fxe5 dxe5 27. Qg5 Qg6
28. Qxg6 hxg6 29. g4 {fine but unnecessary.} (29. Ra6 Kh7 30. Ra7 Kg8 31. Ra6 {
would have ensured a draw.}) 29... e4 $1 {now or never!} 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Kg2
Rb6 $1 {black activates his pieces.} 32. Ra5 Rf6 33. Rd5 e3 34. Be1 Rg6+ 35.
Kf3 Rg1 (35... Be5 36. Rg2 Rxg2 37. Kxg2 Kf7 {and black's pawns look very
dangerous!}) 36. Bxb4 $2 Re6 $2 {mutual blunder in time pressure.} (36... Be5
37. Rg2+ Rxg2 38. Kxg2 Kf7 39. Be1 Ke6 40. Ra5 Rg8+ {and black would penetrate
to the back rank with immense impact ( otherwise f4-f3). Black is winning here.
}) 37. Rd6 $4 {but this loses on spot!} Be5 38. Rd8+ Kf7 39. Rg2 Rxg2 40. Kxg2
Rg6+ (40... Rc6 {This is an easy win}) 41. Kf1 f4 42. Bc5 Rg3 $2 {an
unbelievable move which may cost black half a point.} (42... Rc6 43. Bxd4 Rxc2
44. Bxe5 f3) 43. Bxd4 Bxd4 $2 {throws the win!} (43... Ke7 44. Rd5 Bf6 {
was black's last way to the victory.}) 44. Rxd4 f3 45. Rf4+ Kg6 46. Rg4+ $4 {
returns the favor.} (46. Re4 e2+ 47. Kf2 Rxh3 48. Re6+ $1 {important check!}
Kg5 49. Re5+ Kf4 50. Re4+ Kf5 51. Re3 {and black cannot make any progress!})
46... Rxg4 47. hxg4 Kg5 {Black will check mate!} 48. c4 Kxg4 49. c5 Kg3 50. c6
e2+ 51. Ke1 Kg2 {Quite a drama!} 0-1

[Event "2018 US Masters and North Carolina Open"]
[Site "Tiebreaker"]
[Date "2018.08.17"]
[Round "10"]
[White "GM JEFFERY XIONG"]
[Black "GM JOHN BURKE"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "E05"]
[WhiteElo "2650"]
[BlackElo "2526"]
[Annotator "Moradiabadi, Elshan"]
[PlyCount "139"]
[EventDate "2018.??.??"]

{Xiong has five minutes time advantage but he needs to win this game to
achieve the title.} 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 e6 4. g3 {Jeffrey known to be an
avid Catalan player.} Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 {Jefferey
follows his game against Wesley So from the US championship.} Bd7 9. Qxc4 Bc6
10. Bg5 Bd5 {Burke deviates and follows the most popular line.} (10... h6 11.
Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Rd1 a5 13. Nc3 Bd5 14. Qb5 Ra6 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. Ne5 c6 17. Qxb7
Rb6 18. Qa7 Be7 19. Nd3 Ra6 20. Qb7 Rb6 21. Qa7 Ra6 22. Qb7 Rb6 {1/2-1/2 (22)
Xiong,J (2665)-So,W (2786) Saint Louis 2018}) 11. Qc2 Be4 12. Qc4 Bd5 {
Repeatition? Anytime!} 13. Qd3 c5 14. dxc5 Nbd7 15. Nc3 Nxc5 16. Qe3 Nfe4 $2 {
This is a poor novelty.} (16... Qb6 $5 {This is at least one of the safest
choices black has in this line.} 17. a5 Qb4 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Qa3 Bxg5 20. Qxb4
Nxb4 21. Nxg5 Rab8 22. Ra3 b6 23. Rc1 Nd7 24. Ne4 bxa5 25. Rxa5 Rfc8 26. Rc3
Nf6 27. Rxc8+ Rxc8 28. Nc5 g6 29. e3 Rd8 30. Ra4 Nd3 31. Nxd3 Rxd3 32. Bf1 Rb3
33. Ra2 a5 34. Bc4 Rb4 35. b3 Ne4 36. Rxa5 {1/2-1/2 (34) Beliavsky,A (2630)
-Lysyj,I (2617) Al Ain 2012}) 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Rfd1 {Now white
has a simple target and the five minutes advantage would start to become an
important factor.} Rfd8 20. Nd4 Qf6 21. b4 Ne6 22. Rac1 Rac8 $6 23. Nxe6 $2 (
23. Rxc8 Rxc8 24. Bxe4 dxe4 25. Qxe4 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 g6 27. Rd7 {looks totally
winning for white. This seems to be the closest Xiong was to a victory in this
game.}) 23... Qxe6 24. Bf3 h6 25. Kg2 Re8 26. h4 Rxc1 27. Rxc1 Qd7 28. Qd4 Qd6
29. Rd1 Qe7 30. Rd3 Nf6 31. Re3 (31. Rc3 Ne4 32. Rc2 {maintains the pressure
and time advantage.}) 31... Qd7 32. Rxe8+ {This wins material but may turn out
to be a bad practical decision as it overly simplifies matter for black and
make his defensive task much easier.} Qxe8 33. Bxd5 Qd7 34. e4 Nxd5 35. Qxd5
Qxa4 36. Qxb7 Qc2 37. Qa8+ Kh7 38. Qd5 Kg8 39. g4 Qe2 40. Kg3 Qe1 41. Qa8+ Kh7
42. Qxa6 Qc3+ 43. Kg2 Qxb4 44. Qd3 Qe7 {The position should be a draw but
black has a lot of practical difficulties to overcome. Burke shows a great
deal of resistence and saves the day!} 45. Kg3 Qc7+ 46. Kg2 Qe7 47. Kg3 Qc7+
48. e5+ Kg8 49. Qd5 Qc3+ 50. Kg2 Qc8 51. Qe4 Qe6 52. Kg3 Qb3+ 53. Qf3 Qe6 54.
Qc3 Qd5 (54... h5 55. gxh5 Qf5 {was a simple way to make a draw.}) 55. Qc8+ Kh7
56. Qf5+ Kg8 57. Qc8+ Kh7 58. Qc2+ Kg8 59. Qe2 Qb3+ 60. f3 Qe6 61. Qe4 Qb6 62.
Qe1 Qd4 63. g5 hxg5 64. hxg5 Qd8 65. Qe3 Qe7 66. Qf4 Qc5 67. Kh3 Qg1 68. Qh2
Qxg5 69. Qg3 Qxg3+ 70. Kxg3 {Great achievement for Hon Burke! He won the title
with resilience and hard work over the board. We will hear a lot about this
young man in near future!} 1/2-1/2

[Event "USSR Championship 1961a"]
[Site "Moscow URS"]
[Date "1961.01.10"]
[Round "1"]
[White "David Bronstein"]
[Black "Efim Geller"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "E27"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[PlyCount "43"]
[EventDate "1961.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. a3 Bxc3+ {[#]} 5. bxc3 O-O 6. f3 d5 7. cxd5
exd5 8. e3 Bf5 9. Ne2 (9. Bd3) (9. g4 Nxg4 10. fxg4 Qh4+ 11. Kd2 (11. Ke2 Bxg4+
12. Nf3 Bxf3+ 13. Kxf3 Qh5+) 11... Be4 12. Nf3 Qf2+) 9... Nbd7 10. Nf4 (10. Ng3
) 10... c5 11. Bd3 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Re8 (12... c4) 13. O-O Rc8 14. Rb1 Qa5 (14...
Nb6) 15. Rxb7 Nb6 16. g4 h6 17. h4 cxd4 18. g5 (18. cxd4) 18... dxe3 19. gxf6 (
19. Bxe3 Rxc3) 19... Rxc3 (19... Qxc3 20. Rxf7) 20. Qg6 {Analysis 20...fxg6 21.
Rxg7+} fxg6 21. Rxg7+ Kh8 (21... Kf8) 22. Nxg6# 1-0

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM I"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1k6/5qB1/3p1P2/2n5/8/2p5/1PP2r2/1K1R2Q1 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "0"]

{[#]}  0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM II"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1b4k1/2r5/3q4/5N2/8/4Q3/6PP/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Qxh2+ 2. Kxh2 Rh7# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM III"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "7k/7p/3q4/8/3b1n2/8/2Q2PPN/1B3RKR b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Nh3+ 2. gxh3 Qg3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM IV"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "1bq4k/6p1/8/6P1/Q7/7B/3r2P1/6RK b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Qxh3+ 2. gxh3 Rh2# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM V"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/1k6/2b5/n7/8/P1PPQ3/qP1B4/2K5 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "5"]

{[#]} 1... Qa1+ 2. Kc2 Ba4+ 3. b3 Bxb3# 0-1

[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "????.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "PROBLEM VI"]
[Black "Mating Net"]
[Result "0-1"]
[Annotator "Pandolfini, Bruce"]
[SetUp "1"]
[FEN "8/6k1/4b3/5r2/8/3BbP2/4N1P1/4RK2 b - - 0 1"]
[PlyCount "3"]

{[#]} 1... Rxf3+ 2. gxf3 Bh3# 0-1

[Event "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.02"]
[Round "8.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C83"]
[WhiteElo "2827"]
[BlackElo "2820"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "127"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[WhiteTeam "United States of America"]
[BlackTeam "Azerbaijan"]
[BlackTeamCountry "AZE"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Nxe4 6. d4 b5 7. Bb3 d5 8. dxe5
Be6 9. Nbd2 Nc5 10. c3 Be7 11. Bc2 d4 12. Nb3 d3 13. Bb1 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bf5 15.
Be3 O-O 16. Bd4 Qd5 17. Re1 d2 18. Re2 Bxb1 19. Rxb1 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 Bg5 21. g3
c5 22. Nf5 Qd3 23. Nd6 Qg6 24. h4 Bf4 25. Ne4 f5 26. Nxd2 Rad8 27. Ra1 Rfe8 28.
Qe1 Bxd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Qxd2 Rxe5 31. Qd8+ Re8 32. Qd5+ Qe6 33. Rd1 c4 34.
bxc4 bxc4 35. Qb7 Re7 36. Rd8+ Kf7 37. Qf3 g6 38. Qf4 Qc6 39. Rd1 Re4 40. Qh6
Kg8 41. h5 Re8 42. hxg6 hxg6 43. Kf1 Re6 44. Qh4 Re8 45. Rd4 Rc8 46. Qh6 Qe6
47. Rh4 Kf7 48. Qh7+ Kf6 49. Rd4 Qe7 50. Qh6 Kf7 51. Qd2 Rc7 52. Rh4 Kf6 53.
Qd4+ Qe5 54. Qb6+ Kg7 55. Qb8 Kf6 56. Qh8+ Ke6 57. Qg8+ Kf6 58. Rd4 Qe7 59. Rd8
Kg5 60. f4+ Kh5 61. Rd2 Qg7 62. Rh2+ Kg4 63. Kg2 g5 64. Qe8 1-0

[Event "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.09.26"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Shankland, Samuel"]
[Black "Van Foreest, Jorden"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D11"]
[WhiteElo "2722"]
[BlackElo "2624"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[WhiteTeam "United States of America"]
[BlackTeam "Netherlands"]
[BlackTeamCountry "NED"]

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. e3 Bg4 5. cxd5 Bxf3 6. Qxf3 cxd5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8.
O-O e6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bd2 O-O 11. Qh3 Nb4 12. Bb1 Qb6 13. a3 Nc6 14. b4 a5 15.
b5 Na7 16. Bd3 Nc8 17. Rfc1 Nd6 18. Na4 Qd8 19. Qf3 Nd7 20. Qd1 Nb6 21. Nxb6
Qxb6 22. Qa4 Rfc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. Rc1 Qd8 25. Rc3 g6 26. g3 Nb6 27. Qc2 Bd6
28. Kg2 Qf8 29. Bc1 Rc8 30. e4 Rxc3 31. Qxc3 Qc8 32. Qxc8+ Nxc8 33. e5 Be7 34.
a4 Bb4 35. Kf3 Nb6 36. Bc2 Bc3 37. Ke3 Bb2 38. Bxb2 Nc4+ 39. Ke2 Nxb2 40. Bb3
b6 41. Kd2 h6 42. Kc3 Nxa4+ 43. Bxa4 Kf8 44. Kd3 Ke7 45. Ke3 Kf8 46. Kf4 Kg7
47. h4 Kf8 48. h5 g5+ 49. Kg4 Kg7 50. f4 gxf4 51. Kxf4 1-0

[Event "43rd Olympiad Batumi 2018 Open"]
[Site "Batumi"]
[Date "2018.10.05"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Paichadze, Luka"]
[Black "Maghsoodloo, Parham"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B22"]
[WhiteElo "2564"]
[BlackElo "2649"]
[Annotator "Naroditsky, Daniel"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[EventDate "2018.09.24"]
[EventType "team"]
[EventRounds "11"]
[EventCountry "GEO"]
[WhiteTeam "Georgia 2"]
[BlackTeam "Iran"]
[BlackTeamCountry "IRI"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 Nf6 4. e5 Nd5 5. d4 cxd4 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 e6 8. O-O
Be7 9. Qe2 O-O 10. Rd1 b6 11. Bxd5 exd5 12. Nc3 Nb4 13. a3 Ba6 14. Qd2 Nd3 15.
Qe3 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Nxc1 17. Raxc1 Rc8 18. Re1 Bg5 19. f4 Bh4 20. Red1 Qd6 21.
Qf3 Rcd8 22. Na2 Bb5 23. Nb4 Ba4 24. b3 Be8 25. Nc2 Be7 26. Ne3 g6 27. a4 f6
28. Nd3 Bf7 29. f5 g5 30. Ng4 Kg7 31. Re1 Rc8 32. h4 h5 33. Ne3 g4 34. Qf2 Rxc1
35. Rxc1 Qa3 36. Rc7 Bd6 37. Rd7 Re8 38. Nf1 Qxb3 39. Nf4 Bxf4 40. Qxf4 Qxa4
41. Rb7 Qb4 42. Ng3 Re7 43. Rb8 Qc3 44. Kh2 Qc7 45. Qxc7 Rxc7 46. Ne2 Re7 47.
Nf4 a5 48. Rxb6 Ra7 49. Rb3 a4 50. Ra3 Kf8 51. Kg3 Ke7 52. Kf2 Kd6 53. Ke2 Kc6
54. Kd2 Kb5 55. Nd3 Kc4 56. Rc3+ Kxd4 57. Rc1 Be8 58. Rb1 Rc7 59. Rf1 Re7
1/2-1/2

[Event "Western States Open"]
[Site "Reno, NV USA"]
[Date "2009.10.23"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Loek van Wely"]
[Black "Steven Zierk"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A50"]
[Annotator "Zierk, Steven"]
[PlyCount "54"]
[EventDate "2009.??.??"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6 3. Nc3 Bb7 4. f3 e6 (4... d5) 5. e4 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. e5
Nfd7 8. f4 c5 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. Be3 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. g3 (12. Bb5 Nxd4 13.
Bxd4) 12... O-O 13. Bg2 Qe8 14. Qd2 (14. Bf2 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 f6 16. Bxd5+ Kh8 17.
e6 Rd8) 14... Ndxe5 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Qe2 Ba6 17. Qxa6 Nc4 18. Nf5 Nxe3 19.
Nxe3 Qxe3+ 20. Kd1 (20. Qe2 Qg5) 20... b5 21. Qxb5 Rab8 22. Qe2 Qd4+ 23. Kc2 (
23. Qd2 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Rxb2+ 25. Kd3 Rxg2) 23... Rfe8 24. Qf1 Rxb2+ (24... Ba3
25. bxa3 Re3 26. Nd1 Rc8+ 27. Kb1 Re1) 25. Kxb2 Qd2+ 26. Kb1 (26. Kb3 Rb8+ 27.
Nb5 Qb4+ 28. Kc2 Rxb5) 26... Rb8+ 27. Nb5 Bd4 0-1

